Dispensing cabinet



June" 14;19"27.. 1,632,446

H. W.- KRUEGER DISPENSING CABINET Filed Oct. 1'7, 1925 I H -KFLZE ET figentire area of such sheet.

Patented June 14, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,632,44e PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN w. KRUEGER; or GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, ASSIGNQR ro maturesGoaauearme 00., or GREEN BAY,WISOOI\TS1N, A coaroeeirron or Wisconsin.

DISPENSING CABINET,

This invention relates to dispensing cabinet's, and is particularlydirected to a cabinet adapted to dispense interfolded sheets of papersuch as toilet paper, for instance.

Cabinets as heretofore constructed have the defect that the weight ofthe stack of paper sheets presses down upon the sheet which is beingretracted throughout the There is, therefore, considerable chance ofpulling several of the sheets laterally when it is attempted to remove asingle sheet.

This invention is designed to overcome the above noted defects andobjects of such invention are to provide a dispensing cabinet in whichthe stack is supported in a novel manner with the edges of theinterfolded sheets resting upon ledges at opposite sides of the cabinet,and also to provide intermediate ribs or ledges to receive the weight ofa few of the bottommost sheets which are bowed downwardly from the mainstack.

Further objects are to provide a dispens ing cabinet in which the sheetbeing withdrawn is immediately relieved from pressure when its foldededge has moved a very slight distance from its normal position. so thatthe sheet may be withdrawn without tangling or displacing the pile ofsheets or without any danger of tearing the sheet.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view through the cabinet, suchview coresponding to a section on the line 1-1 of Figure 2.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through the cabinet. correspondingto a section on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the cabinetcomprises a vertical back portion 1 provided with side flanges and abottom portion 3. This bottom. portion is joined to the back portion 1in an integral manner by means of the shoulder or ledge 4, as shown mostclearly in Figure 2. It is also provided with an upwardly projecting rib5 formed by depressing a portion of the metal upwardly, and is providedwith a downwardly turned lip 6 at its forward edge.

The front of the cabinet is indicated by the reference character 7 andit Will be seen that this front is equipped with side walls 8 providedwith cutout slots or apertures 9 and with the usual ornamental portionsuch as a heading and panel effect, as illustrated in Figure 2. 1 1

A front bottom half section 10 is provided and is very similar to thebottom portion 3. It is also equipped with a shoulder 11 which joinssuch bottom with an upwardly extending flange 12, the flange 12 beinglocated within the main body of the cabinet and secured thereto. Thebottom section 10 is provided With an intermediate upwardly pressed rib13 similar to the rib 5 previously described. It is also provided with aforwardly projecting lip 14 spaced from the lip 6, as shown in Figure 2.

In using the cabinet, the interfolded sheets are positioned thereinthrough the open top and may be adjusted through the side apertures 9 inthe usual manner. They rest at their folded edges upon the shoulders 4and 11, and these shoulders support the weight of the stack. When aprojecting sheet, such as indicated at 15, is withdrawn it pulls theinterfolded leaf of the next sheet outwardly with it so as to leave suchnext sheet accessible. Also, it is to be noted particularly that thefolded edge 16 of the sheet being withdrawn is slipped from the shoulder4: at the initial portion of the movement of the sheet. This immediatelyrelieves the sheet of the pressure of the stack which is then carrieddirectly by the shoulder 4. In a similar manner the next sheet iswithdrawn from the shoulder 11 and is thus instantly freed from thepressure of the stack. Further, it is to be noted that the ribs 5 and 13support the intermediate downwardly bowed portion of the lowermostsheets.

. It will be seen that a dispensing cabinet has been provided forinterfolded sheets of paper in which very thin and fragile paper may beemployed without danger of tearing the paper, as means are provided forinstantly freeing the sheet from the weight of the stack at theinitiation of the withdrawal have been provided for supporting theweight of the stack in a very effective manner and thus guarding againstunwarranted entangling or disturbance of the adjacent portion of thestack when a sheet is withdrawn,

It is to be noted further that the spacing of the lips 6 and 14 providesan exit slot for the paper and also that these lips prevent cutting ofthe paper which might otherwise occur had the bottom sections terminatedat this aperture.

Although the invention has been described in considerable detail, it isto be understood that the invention may be variously embodied and is,therefore, to be limited only as claimed.

I claim:

A dispensing cabinet comprising a vertical body portion adapted toreceive interfolded pap-er sheets, a bottom portion carried thereby andhaving ledges at opposite sides tending thereacross for the discharge ofthe sheets, said bottom having a pair of ribs projecting upwardly andspaced from the edges of the slot "and from said ledges.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atGreen Bay, in the county of Brown and State of-Wisconsin.

HERMAN w. KRUEGER.

